Supercritical Fluid Enhanced Polymer and Composite Extrusion

9815677 Lee该项目是作为NSF研究中心-小公司合作研发计划的一部分&，在国家科学基金会建立的IUCRC先进聚合物和复合材料工程中心（CAPCE）的领导下进行的。在该项目中，先进聚合物与复合材料工程中心（CAPCE）的师生将与一群小公司密切合作，开发使用超临界二氧化碳的技术，以（1）减少残留单体和挥发性有机化合物（VOC）在反应性挤出和连续聚合工艺中，和（2）在连续微孔发泡中控制泡孔尺寸和泡孔分布。 这些研发工作是来自参与的小公司的新想法：METSS公司，Plaskolite和MPM挤压部。 涉及的小公司包括一家挤压机供应商（HPM挤压部）、一家板材挤压公司（Plaskolite）和一家材料研究公司（METSS）。 CAPCE将使用10万美元（两年每年5万美元）的行业基金来匹配NSF的资金。 爱迪生聚合物创新公司（EPIC）也将在1999年向CAPCE提供10万美元的国家资金。 这笔资金的一部分将用于支持这项提议。

9815677LeeThis project is carried out as a part of the NSF Research Centers - Small Firms Collaborative R&D initiative, under the leadership of the Center for Advanced Polymer and Composite Engineering (CAPCE), an IUCRC established by the National Science Foundation.In this project, faculty and students in the Center for Advanced Polymer and Composite Engineering (CAPCE) will work closely with a group of small firms to develop techniques of using supercritical carbon dioxide to (1) reduce residual monomer and volatile organic compounds (VOC) in reactive extrusion and continuous polymerization processes, and (2) control cell size and cell distribution in continuous micro-cellular foaming. These R&D efforts are new ideas originating from the participating small firms: METSS Corporation, Plaskolite, and MPM Extrusion Division. The small firms involved include an extruder vendor (HPM Extrusion Division), a sheet extrusion company (Plaskolite), and a materials research firm (METSS). CAPCE will use $100,000 ($50,000/yr for two years) industry funds to match the NSF funding. Edison Polymer Innovation Corporation (EPIC) will also provide $100,000 of state funds to CAPCE in 1999. A portion of this funding will be used to support this proposal.